I know France popularized the Guillotine, but what was the highest profile case of an American fucking around and finding out?

Elizabeth Holmes, Sam Bankman-Freid, and Martin Shkreli come to the top of mind. Maybe Bernie Maddoff?

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    13 days ago

    I’d say Elon Musk. He threw how many millions at Trump’s presidential run thinking Don would return the favor once he was president…

    So how’d that work out for you, Elon?

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      13 days ago

      Still worth $500 billion usd. Waiting for the FO.

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      12 days ago

      I wish I could say Trump but the man evidently has an unlimited lifetime pass to fuck around without finding out.

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      12 days ago

      He certainly FA plenty. I think he also FO plenty (more than just your example) but either he’s very clever about covering up his looming bankruptcy or he really is too big to fail.